Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
818 WWUS81 KRNK 262003 SPSRNK Special Weather Statement National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 403 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024 VAZ018>020-023-262030- Botetourt VA-Bath VA-Craig VA-Alleghany VA- 403 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT ALLEGHANY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...NORTHERN CRAIG COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...SOUTHWESTERN BATH AND NORTHWESTERN BOTETOURT COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND THE CITY OF COVINGTON THROUGH 430 PM EDT... At 402 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Jordan Mines, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Alleghany... Covington... Clifton Forge... Jordan Mines... Iron Gate... Douthat State Park... and Glen Wilton. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3797 7978 3784 7963 3759 8009 3776 8026 3777 8025 3778 8022 3779 8023 3792 8010 3800 8000 3804 7997 TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 230DEG 32KT 3772 8009 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ AS